Sec. 45a-358. (Formerly Sec. 45-230g). Form and verification of claims; presentation.
Sec. 45a-358. (Formerly Sec. 45-230g). Form and verification of claims; presentation. (a) Every claim shall be presented to the fiduciary in writing. In addition,
the fiduciary may require the claimant to present proof by affidavit that his claim is
justly due, that all payments thereon, if any, have been credited and that he knows of
no offsets or evidence of indebtedness and holds no security, except as specifically
described in the affidavit.
(b) Whenever the fiduciary resides outside of the state, claims may be presented to
the fiduciary by filing such claims with the judge of probate in the district where such
estate is in settlement. The Court of Probate shall promptly forward to the fiduciary a
copy of any such claim.
(c) No creditor shall be entitled to enforce payment of his claim against assets in
the hands of a fiduciary in any proceeding in any court unless his claim is presented in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
(d) A claim may be presented to the fiduciary, or filed with the Court of Probate
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, by: (1) Personal delivery to the fiduciary or
Court of Probate, as the case may be; or (2) mailing by regular, certified or registered
mail, postage prepaid, to the fiduciary or Court of Probate, as the case may be.
(e) A claim shall be deemed presented on: (1) The date on which the fiduciary
actually receives the claim in the event the claim is presented by delivery to the fiduciary
personally; (2) the date of mailing in the event the claim is properly mailed to the fiduciary at the fiduciary's address as set forth in the newspaper notice given under section
45a-354, or in the notice given under section 45a-357, or in the records of the Court of
Probate; or (3) the date of receipt by the court if the claim is presented in accordance
with subsection (b) of this section.
(P.A. 87-384, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 45-230g transferred to Sec. 45a-358 in 1991.